Written by Nicholas Corea; Produced by Robert Bennett Steinhauer/Jill Sherman/Karen Harris;
Directed by Nicholas Corea
An injured gangland kingpin is being treated in hospital with an entire floor to himself and under constant guard due to the fact that he is rumoured to be helping the FBI with enquiries, therefore associates want him dead. In a plot to assassinate him his colleagues have noticed that one of the technicians working there (David) is friends with a local kid that he lives in the same block as. They kidnap the boy as a blackmailing tool to persuade David to unlock the back doors for them in the dead of night, thus allowing unrestricted access to end the life of the crime lord before he says too much.
A couple of vast illogicalities let an otherwise reasonably entertaining story down with several threads going on at once. One problem occurs again with some unexpected intellect on Hulk's part when he intercepts a getaway car by running along the underground tunnels - of course there's hardly a chance that Hulk would know which direction to run underground or that he would come up through a manhole in the right location. The other issue is with the improbability of David and a bummed-out cop's successful street enquiries leading them to the boy's imprisoned location. Having said all that, the appearances of Hulk are actually pretty exciting with a high level of destruction alongside some strong camerawork. I quite like the way the ex-cop is personified although he cleans up a bit too quickly by the conclusion.
Number of Fists: ***½
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